EVENT: WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL TRADE ASSOCIATION AND ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE hold the Trade hold Expo 2002: the 2nd Annual Trade professionals Day themed Trade in a Changed World.

AGENDA: Today we face new security, customs and defense issues, all which significantly impact international trade. TradeProExpo 2002 has been designed to help international trade professionals understand the ways in which the field has changed and give them the skills and information to help them handle the challenges and unfamiliar territory that lay ahead in this new and ever-changing environment.

EVENT: CAMPARIGN FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE holds a news conference to call for candidates to discuss with voters where they stand on Social Security.

DATE: October 9, 2002

LOCATION: LBJ room,Capitol, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-955-5665

WEB ADDRESS:ourfuture.org

TIME: 12 noon

EVENT: NATIONAL ECONOMIST CLUB holds its luncheon program with Peter Orszag, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution, discussing "Social Security Reform in the Wake of the President's Commission."

DATE: October 9, 2002

LOCATION: LC, 101 Independence Avenue SE, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 703-739-9404

WEB ADDRESS: national-economists.org

TIME: 12 noon

EVENT: A COALITION OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL, HUMAN RIGHTS, RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AND WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS, LABOR UNIONS, AND STUDENT GROUPS hold a rally to protest the human rights atrocities in China before the Chinese Communist leader Jiang Zemin's planned visit to the United States.

DATE: October 9, 2002

LOCATION: The Supreme Court of the United States, West Lower Terrace, One First Street NE, Washington, DC

CONTACT: Lee Zhang 202-285-7675, Judy Chao 301-490-8038

TIME: 12:15 p.m.

EVENT: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY the Center for Environment present a lecture entitled "The Linkage Between Poverty and Environment: The Road Beyond Johannesburg" featuring Dr. Shelton Davis, World Bank.

DATE: October 9, 2002

LOCATION: 37TH and O Streets NW, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-687-4328

WEB ADDRESS:Georgetown.edu

TIME: 12:30 p.m.

EVENT: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PAUL H. NITZE SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES holds a lecture entitled "The Sweatshop Quandary: Corporate Responsibility and Governance on the Global Frontier" with Meg Voorhees, director of social issues at the Investor Responsibility Research Center.

DATE: October 9, 2002

LOCATION: 1619 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-663-5626

WEB ADDRESS: sais-jhu.org

TIME: 12:30 p.m.

EVENT: CENTER FOR POLICY ANALYSIS ON PALESTINE luncheon briefing with Aiyah Strauss, Chair of the Israeli section of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.

DATE: October 9, 2002

LOCATION: 2425 Virginia Avenue NW, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-338-1290

WEB ADDRESS:palestinecenter.org

TIME: 12:30 p.m.

EVENT: RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE holds a program on Economic Instruments And Environmental Policy: Are They Effective In Developing Countries And Countries In Transition.

EVENT: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PAUL H. NITZE SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES W.P. Carey Forum of the SAIS Central Asia-Caucasus Institute presents Ali Jalali, director of the Afghan National Radio Initiative for Voice of America and an expert on Afghan military affairs discussing "Who Rules Afghanistan's Provinces?"

DATE: October 9, 2002

LOCATION: 1619 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, Dc

CONTACT: 202-663-5626

WEB ADDRESS: sais-jhu.org

TIME: 5:30 p.m.

EVENT: CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES holds a roundtable with Ambassador to the U.S. from the Kingdon of Morocco Aziz Mekouar.

DATE: October 9, 2002

LOCATION: 1800 K Street NW, Washington, DC

CONTACT: Mark Schoeff, 202-775-3242

WEB ADDRESS:csis.org

TIME: 6:30 p.m.

EVENT: NATIONAL PRESS CLUB Book Rap featuring Salman Rushdie and his new book, "Step Across This Line."

DATE: October 9, 2002

LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-662-7500

WEB ADDRESS: npc.press.org

TIME: 6 p.m.

EVENT: KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS presents The Chestnut Brass Company, a Grammy Award-winning quintet, have been featured on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered," "Fresh Air," "Radiotimes," and "Performance Today" programs

Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham and Environmental Protection AgencyAdministrator Christine Todd Whitman will accept the Alliance's Charles H. Percy Award for Public Service on behalf of the Energy Star Program

EVENT: DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE holds the "Every Vote Counts" drive with a star-filled evening to promote voter education. Headlining this benefit concert will be James Taylor, Don Henley, John Mellencamp and R&B singer Debra Cox. Former President Bill Clinton and Janet Jackson also are scheduled to appear.

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